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http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/cancerupdate.asp
PLEASE READ - THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Cancer Info From John Hopkins
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY
WAY TO TRY (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS
FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These
cancer cells do not show up in the standard
tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When
doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in
their bodies after treatment , it just means the tests are unable to
detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable
size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in
a person's lifetime
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer
cells will be destroyed and prevented
from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has
multiple nutritional deficiencies. These
could be due to genetic , environmental , food and
lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies ,
changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune
system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing
cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone
marrow , gastro-intestinal tract etc , and can cause organ damage , like
liver , kidneys , heart , lungs etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns ,
scars and damages healthy cells , tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation
will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and
radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
9 When the body has too much toxic burden from
chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or
destroyed , hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections
and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to
mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also
cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the
cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it
cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar
substitutes like NutraSweet , Equal , Spoonful , etc are made with
Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka
honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a
chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's
aminos or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus , especially in
the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk
and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being
starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A
meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish , and a little
chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock
antibiotics , growth hormones and parasites , which are all harmful ,
especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice , whole
grains , seeds , nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an
alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans.
Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and
reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance
growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy
cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including
bean sprouts)and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are
destroyed at
temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee , tea , and chocolate , which have high
caffeine.Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting
properties. Water-best to drink purified water , or filtered , to avoid
known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic ,
avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a
lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines
become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By
refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the
protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to
destroy the cancer cells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6 ,
Flor-ssence , Essiac , anti-oxidants , vitamins , minerals , EFAs etc.)
to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other
supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis , or programmed
cell death , the body's normal method of disposing of damaged , unwanted
, or unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind , body , and spirit.
A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a
survivor. Anger , unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a
stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving
spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated
environment. Exercising daily , and deep breathing help to get more
oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means
employed to destroy cancer cells.
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CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL
READ
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its
newsletters. This information is being circulated at WalterReed Army
Medical Center as well.
Dioxin chemicals causes cancer , especially breast
cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as
this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently , Dr. Edward Fujimoto , Wellness Program
Manager at Castle Hospital
hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.. He said
that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic
containers.
This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He
said that the combination of fat , high heat , and plastics releases
dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead
, he recommends using glass , such as Corning Ware , Pyrex or ceramic
containers for heating food. You get the same results , only without the
dioxin. So such things as TV dinners , instant ramen and soups , etc. ,
should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.
It's just safer to use tempered glass , Corning Ware , etc. He reminded
us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from
the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also , he pointed out that plastic wrap , such as Saran
, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the
microwave. As the food is nuked , the high heat causes poisonous toxins
to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover
food with a paper towel instead.
This is an article that should be sent to anyone
important in your life.
Thank you for sharing this article.
-Cookie Sunshine
Posted by: Cookiesunshine | January 17, 2008 at 09:31 AM